Officer-Involved Shooting

Ladue police officer Julia Crews in a mug shot from May 1, 2019.

Ladue Officer Charged With Assault For Shooting Shoplifting Suspect

Rachel Lippmann

A Ladue police officer has been charged with second-degree assault for shooting a suspected shoplifter in the parking lot of a Schnucks grocery store.“A…

Government, Politics & Issues

Proposed shift in who investigates officer-involved shootings in St. Louis delayed

Rachel Lippmann

An effort to give the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office the responsibility of investigating officer-involved shootings has stalled at the Board of…

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner speaks before the Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Committee on Oct. 3, 2017.

Government, Politics & Issues

Circuit Attorney Gardner seeks money, staff to conduct investigation of officer-involved killings

Rachel Lippmann

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner contends the current system of investigating a police officer who kills someone is “broken,” prompting her to ask…

Crime scene investigators with the St. Louis Police Department work a scene in the 3600 block of Wilmington Avenue, where an officer shot and killed a woman on May 10, 2017.

Government, Politics & Issues

Woman dead in officer-involved shooting in south St. Louis

Rachel Lippmann

A St. Louis woman has died Wednesday after being shot by police because she refused to drop her gun.Officers began receiving 911 calls about a woman…